California Pizza Kitchen Opens in Creve Coeur; CPK to Donate Pizza Sales on April 23 to the St. Louis Rams Foundation.Business Editors ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 After introducing their premium pizza to the St. Louis market nearly 10 years ago, California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen (NASDAQ: CPKI, known within the food industry as CPK) is a casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CPKI CPKI California Pizza Kitchen, Inc ) announced today it will open the doors to a new restaurant in St. Louis County St. Louis County is the name of multiple counties in the United States:
In celebration of the grand opening, CPK CPK creatine kinase. CPK creatine phosphokinase. will donate proceeds from pizza sales on Monday, April 23, to support area youth through the St. Louis Rams prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Bob Wallace, senior vice president and general counsel for the St. Louis Rams, "The St. Louis Rams Foundation is excited to partner with California Pizza Kitchen as they open their new restaurant in St. Louis. The donations we receive as a result of the partnership will support our efforts to improve the education, literacy and health of St. Louis area youth." The new restaurant, located at 10590 Old Olive St. in Creve Coeur, Mo., is the second CPK in the St. Louis area. Located 1/4 mile west of Lindbergh Blvd., the new restaurant is 5,011 square feet and can accommodate 168 guests. As CPK customers have come to expect and enjoy, the new restaurant will feature an exhibition kitchen, allowing visitors to view the preparation of CPK's signature hearth-baked pizzas and distinctive pastas, salads, soups and sandwiches. Doug Doyle will be the new restaurant's general manager, and Fred Morgan will serve as regional director. California Pizza Kitchen's first St. Louis-area restaurant was opened in the Saint Louis Galleria in August of 1991. "Over the past 10 years, the St. Louis community's demand for our casual dining experience and premium pizzas has grown to a point where we need to increase our presence," said Rick Rosenfield, co-founder and co-chairman of California Pizza Kitchen. "The new restaurant expands CPK's reach in the area, making it even more convenient for St. Louisans to visit CPK and enjoy our nationally acclaimed menu." California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining chain in the premium pizza segment. The company's full-service restaurants feature hearth-baked pizzas, pastas, salads, soups and sandwiches. The chain operates, licenses or franchises 113 restaurants, of which 83 are company-owned, and 30 operate under franchise or license agreements. California Pizza Kitchen can be found on the World Wide Web at www.cpk.com. |
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